Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . H. Communicated by the President of the Academy. The laws of Massachusetts, and of several other States, allow aright of dower to a married woman, provided she survives her hus-band, being a life-right in one third of all the real estate he at anytime possesses. In cases of insolvency, and in various other instances, it is desir-able to ascertain the present value of this right. This may be doneby the following table. The table is to be entered at the top with the age of the husband,and at the side with the age of the wife ; under the form
Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . H. Communicated by the President of the Academy. The laws of Massachusetts, and of several other States, allow aright of dower to a married woman, provided she survives her hus-band, being a life-right in one third of all the real estate he at anytime possesses. In cases of insolvency, and in various other instances, it is desir-able to ascertain the present value of this right. This may be doneby the following table. The table is to be entered at the top with the age of the husband,and at the side with the age of the wife ; under the former and op-posite to the latter is the present value of the dower right in an es-tate worth one hundred dollars. Thus, if the age of the husband be 50 years, and that of thewife 32 years, the present value of the dower, in ^ 100, is ^6,70 ;so that if the estate be worth ^ , the present value of thedower right would be ^ 670. 332 Mr. Bowditch on the Value Table, Showing the Present Value of the Right of Dower of a Married Woman Age of the Husband. Age ot the Husband. of the Right of Dower. 333 in an Estate toorth !f 100, provided she survives her Husband; — by tjie Carlisle Tables. Age of the Husband. 16 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 16 13 86 ,63, 22 10 22 79 23 28 •3 79 18 12,96 ; 2?, 54 23 (10 23 51 IS 2022 12 03 13 40 19 45 20 18 20 22 11,80 22 01 22 43 fl 96 24 (. 11,56 | 18,89 21 05 21 7 2- 13 22 66 24 26 10,47 11,97 18.!5S 21 42 21,89 22 34 26 28
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